Hi there! It’s Amber here from Amber Lay Events, and for this week’s wedding DIY, I’m so excited to share some of my favorite Budget Friendly Wedding Bouquet + Boutonnier ideas with you! I love it when couples push the envelope with the colors, materials, and/or textures that they pick for their weddings. These bouquet and boutonniere pairings are unexpected, yet beautiful, and will hopefully spark some fun floral inspiration for your own wedding – or another upcoming event!

FUSCHIA DIANTHUS & DRIED MUSHROOM

Who doesn’t love fuchsia?! It is still pink but it isn’t overly girly. The super simple mono-botanical fuchsia bouquet next to the incredible texture of the dried mushroom in the boutonniere makes a bold statement.

MATERIALS (1 Bouquet + 1 Boutonniere):

HELPFUL HINTS & TRICKS

– While arranging your bouquets make sure to continuously turn it so that you can see it from all sides and angles. You want to end up with a balanced and rounded shape from all 360 degrees.

– Once you have arranged your bouquet to your liking you can temporarily secure it with a chenille stem until you are ready to bind it. The chenille stem won’t slice the stems like a regular wire will but it still holds the bouquet tight enough so that it won’t loose its form.

– When binding your bouquet tightly wrap it from the top to the bottom with the ribbon of your choice.

– Once your bouquet is bound cut the ends of the stems at the same length using your floral clippers/shears.

– Precut your boutonniere pins to about 1/4″ long. Once you have bound your bouquet secure the end of the ribbon with the pins and then continue the pins all the way up the bouquet to complete the look.

– To glue the the fresh florals (Thistle & Button Mums) to the dried exotics use Oasis Floral Glue which you can find at any floral supply store. If you use hot glue it will scorch the florals and they will not last as long.

– The dried exotics already come on sticks so just trim them to the length you would like your boutonniere stem to be (usually about 2″ long) and wrap it with ribbon securing it with hot glue.